tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post2092662582833395077..comments2024-03-25T08:42:25.940+01:00Comments on Retro Tech Geneva: Sad Face Voss Still SadAdwoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-5117081632249397692011-12-01T15:31:35.375+01:002011-12-01T15:31:35.375+01:00Consider it done. I'll take some pics tonight...Consider it done. I'll take some pics tonight and get them to you by tomorrow (God willing and the river don't rise).<br /><br />I think Richard Polt has a Voss that's the twin of yours, but I think mechanically they're pretty much the same inside.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65649993718764584722011-12-01T07:55:55.806+01:002011-12-01T07:55:55.806+01:00@Duffy Moon: Awww! Yes, yes, yes, I would love pic...@Duffy Moon: Awww! Yes, yes, yes, I would love pictures of your Voss! If you can shoot all the angles that I have in this post (and perhaps even in a better resolution) and any others that you think would be helpful - it'd be wonderful to compare before I fiddle about unnecessarily; wouldn't want to make things worse. Email is genevatypewriters(a)gmail.com.<br /><br />@Rob: I agree, I Adwoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457285629002149759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-67403572831376896342011-12-01T00:24:54.682+01:002011-12-01T00:24:54.682+01:00Oh, and plus? Word verification = fanesses. Of a...Oh, and plus? Word verification = fanesses. Of all the Fanesses of your blog, I'm the fanessesest.<br /><br />Let me know about the pics.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-85433431669755581892011-12-01T00:24:03.231+01:002011-12-01T00:24:03.231+01:00Would it be at all helpful if I took some shots of...Would it be at all helpful if I took some shots of my Voss for comparison? <br />I know Richard Polt showed me this summer how the shift *tension* can be adjusted from the machine's underside. And obviously there are adjustments to the position of the carriage (I had to do some minor adjusting of my own to my Voss, and - sadly - there are some amateurish burred-and-warped screw heads to Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-40446802335473245282011-11-30T02:16:37.669+01:002011-11-30T02:16:37.669+01:00...on reflection, apologies to rn. I wasn't in......on reflection, apologies to rn. I wasn't intending to be rude - just trying to help you avoid compounding a problem.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-84388268959607440772011-11-30T02:15:08.752+01:002011-11-30T02:15:08.752+01:00I understand your frustration. There does look to ...I understand your frustration. There does look to be some amateurish chewing of screw heads (I should know, my Burgundy SM4 bears the same, self inflicted scars). Your strategy of leaving it for a while can do nothing but good. Your photos are extremely clear and come as close as you can get to actually having it in one's own lap - magnifying glass in hand. I <b>think</b> rn's suggestion Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-1771332426623976202011-11-28T17:32:58.447+01:002011-11-28T17:32:58.447+01:00Okay, now we know who are the worst enemies of the...Okay, now we know who are the worst enemies of the typewriters: It's not the keychoppers. Nor the typewriter throwers. It's the awful carriage seaters!<br />Adwoa, I hope you find some way to make the Voss an enjoyable typer. :)maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-65621228225048870632011-11-28T09:45:43.950+01:002011-11-28T09:45:43.950+01:00I agree with Ton--awesome photos. Clearly my diag...I agree with Ton--awesome photos. Clearly my diagnosis was wrong; it seems to be a displaced carriage. But that Voss is still gorgeous in a thousand other ways. <br /><br />I am sending my most optimistic vibes in your direction, at least for your recovery from this disappointment, but hopefully for the complete reversal of the disappointment itself! And eBay is a wonderful palliative in any joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165248165819265587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-44936242816970269692011-11-28T01:12:01.541+01:002011-11-28T01:12:01.541+01:00You have done amazing work here and are coping wit...You have done amazing work here and are coping with admirable fortitude and grace.<br /><br />What Bill and Ted have written makes sense--and I hesitate to add my voice here because I know little about Vosses except what I've read.<br /><br />Yet I wonder: I'm still not understanding if it's mechanically impossible for the typebars to go further towards the platen. For instance, if rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-26366021835057308002011-11-27T23:59:05.970+01:002011-11-27T23:59:05.970+01:00I agree with Ted and wonder if there is a screw on...I agree with Ted and wonder if there is a screw on the opposite side from the one on #7. From the appearance of the screw head above the chrome screw on 5 & 8, especially 5, looks as if someone had the carriage apart and did not re-assemble it correctly.<br /><br />I have a Hermes 3000 (rounded cover) I bought for next to nothing and it has a similar problem because someone dropped it and Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-73892739617835101752011-11-27T23:19:07.463+01:002011-11-27T23:19:07.463+01:00Adwoa, I wish I had something concretely useful to...Adwoa, I wish I had something concretely useful to say but as an avowed optimist, I'm still hopeful that eventually you will find the solution to this impasse.<br /><br />For whatever its worth- I'd like to mention that your photos of the innards of the Voss are just awesome!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021475418975786274.post-49212958165275932062011-11-27T23:01:53.464+01:002011-11-27T23:01:53.464+01:00Pictures 5 and 8 show an adjustment screw that in ...Pictures 5 and 8 show an adjustment screw that in both cases show screwdriver wear and seem to be adjusted to their lowest setting. Have you tried loosening these and seeing if they let you move the carriage higher and more forward?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.com